2006 Cadillac SRX problems
Owners have filed 96 complaints with NHTSA about the 2006 Cadillac SRX. Engine is the most reported problem area, at 19% of complaints. Next are drivetrain & axles (12%) and electrical system (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 96 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 19% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 5 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 9 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 79,000 miles 76 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 12 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 5 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 6 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 16 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 7 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 8 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 8 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 11 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 3 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 76 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 79,000 miles. For engine specifically, the median reported mileage is about 86,000 miles (15 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 5 complaints mention a crash; 2 complaints mention a fire; 9 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2006 ranks 10th most-complained-about out of 13 model years of the Cadillac SRX with enough data (32 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 3 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Turned key to start truck, smoke came out of AC vents and steering column, acrid odor accompanied smoke. Shut key off exited vehicle, flames erupted in vehicle, called fire dept. They arrived 20 minutes later, car was heavily damaged. Vehicle towed to cadillac dealership. Truck considered total loss. I sustained injury exiting vehicle , as I am 7 months pregnant.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 cadillac srx. The contact stated that while driving 40 MPH, the engine stalled and veered to the right. As a result, the vehicle crashed into a guardrail and suddenly veered to the left. The vehicle landed on grass and the air bags failed to deploy. The driver sustained injuries to the left side of the neck, the leg and the ribs. The front passenger sustained an injury to the left arm. The driver and front passenger did not require medical attention. A police report was filed.
This is the third incident with this vehicle involving the traction control stability system locking up. The last two event involved a crash. The most recent crash I broke my neck and I am in rehab recovery. This most recent crash involved a complete loss of control where the stability lights on the dash came on all of sudden on a snow / ice covered road, and the back end spun around and I crashed into the ditch along the road. I suffered a broken neck and still have the neck brace.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 cadillac srx. In december of 2008, the contact heard a loud metal noise coming from the rear of the vehicle. The failure occurred while driving 30 MPH. He took the vehicle to the dealer several times and they discovered that the rear differential traction control system failed. The dealer replaced the rear differential traction control system on march 11, 2009. Two days later, the failure recurred. The dealer stated that the differential system was giving incorrect signals.